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UNITED STATES—On April 14, Airman 1st Class, Jack Teixeira, 21, made his first appearance in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts after being charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents-material.  He did not enter a plea while in court. Teixeira's father could be heard shouting something to his son,...

SAN FRANCISCO—Postponed ICE raids will start on Sunday, July 14 in San Francisco, along with 10 other major cities around the country.  Originally, the raids by ICE were set to begin at the start of June. Due to both pressure from Congress and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump pushed the raids back in order to give both Democrats...

CHINA—A new security law has been passed in China as of Tuesday, June 30, which is meant to make certain actions crimes, such as protesting and freedom of speech. This new security law is meant to punish secession, subversion, and collusion with foreign forces, and will also aim to minimize protests and freedom of speech, specifically with Hong Kong...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, May 6 two Bay Area college students were sentenced to life in prison by a Roman court related to a 2019 altercation between the students and Italian military police that led to the death of one military officer. The  students have spent the last 21 months in a Roman prison awaiting their trial.  Finnegan Elder, 21, of...

UNITED STATES—The first monthly Employment Situation Report of 2019 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate an all time high for job increases. A report on The White House website indicates that the jobs in the United States are on the rise. The nonfarm payroll employment for January 2019 increased by 304,000 jobs passing market expectations by 165,000 and above...

UNITED STATES—The White House's lawyer, John Eisenberg, 52, skipped out on the subpoena ordering him to be present for a disposition scheduled for Monday, November 4 regarding President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry.  President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in July 2019 is the main issue being examined as part of the impeachment inquiry. Trump is accused of...

SWEDEN—IKEA and LEGO have collaborated to create a playful storage solution, BYGGLEK, which will be available to purchase at IKEA retail shops in the U.S. and Europe (except Russia) starting October 1. BYGGLEX boxes contain one set of three small boxes, two sets of bigger boxes, and one set of LEGO bricks. The boxes have LEGO studs on the top...

UNITED STATES—The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will join allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to support Ukraine by deploying additional troops. According to the Nato website, on February Monday 28, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a secure conference call with world leaders organized by the President of the United States, Joe Biden in the aftermath...

UNITED STATES—U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents saved a family of Guatemalan nationals from drowning in the Rio Grande river on March 28. The CBP reported on their website, the incident occurred near Eagle Pass, Texas. The woman and her three children, ages 2, 4, and 15 attempted to cross the Rio Grande River from Mexico when the...

UNITED STATES−The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of the new, “Public Charge Rule” to begin on February 24. The Public Charge Rule restricts green cards from immigrants who do not have the means to support themselves, and may not be productive members of society, but an additional burden to the country by relying on government...